NPDES General Permits

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NEW! 2012 NPDES General Permit for New & Existing Sources & New Discharges in the Offshore Subcategory of the Oil & Gas Extraction Category for the Western Portion of the OCS of the Gulf of Mexico (GMG290000)

NPDES 2012Draft General Permit for Discharges from the Offshore Subcategory of the Oil and Gas Extraction Point Source Category for the Western Portion of the Outer Continental Shelf of the Gulf of Mexico (GMG290000)

Expired 2007 NPDES General Permit for New & Existing Sources & New Discharges in the Offshore Subcategory of the Oil & Gas Extraction Category for the Western Portion of the OCS of the Gulf of Mexico (GMG290000)

Notice of Permit Modification – TXG330000 - The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Region 6, plans to modify the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) general permit for the Coastal Waters of Texas (No. TXG330000) for discharges from existing and new dischargers and New Sources in the Coastal Subcategory of the Oil and Gas Extraction Point Source Category as authorized by section 402 of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1342. The proposed modification would restore eligibility for certain inland dischargers found in the pervious version of the permit and add freshwater toxicity tests for discharges to fresh waters. A Federal Register notice in early December 2013, will announce availability of the draft permit and supporting documents for public review and provide both the dates of the public comment period and instructions on how to submit comments.

Supplemental Information Report (SIR) to the 2004 Final Environmental Impact Statement [NOTE: draft permit and fact sheet included in the SIR appendices may become obsolete as the permitting process moves forward, please refer to the draft permit and fact sheet found above].